UFC 142 took place at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The night’s main card aired on pay-per-view, and portions of the preliminary card streamed on Facebook and aired on FX.

Lightweights Barboza and Etim kicked off the night’s PPV main card. Etim came out strong and unloaded some heavy blows early, but Barboza soon slowed him with crushing leg kicks and a solid sprawl. Then, midway through the final round, Barboza ended the fight with a spinning wheel kick – the first in UFC history, according to UFC broadcast Joe Rogan – to earn the knockout win.

Palhares, meanwhile, went with what he does best: lower-body submissions. After scoring an early fight takedown, he secured middleweight Mike Massenzio’s leg, torqued the heel hook, and forced a tap-out just 63 seconds into the fight. It was his sixth career win via the submission method.

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